Events

Restored with a stunning new 4K transfer to commemorate the film’s 70th anniversary, experience Akira Kurosawa’s enduring masterpiece on the big screen like never before.

Loveable leads, impossible predicaments, grand romantic gestures and happy endings. We're bringing the rom-com back to the big screen with a series of classics from everybody's favourite genre.

Comedy at Classic returns! Our Wednesday night comedy features some of Melbourne's best comedians. DOORS 7:30PM. COMEDY 8PM. $10.

We’re making a song-and-dance of the movie musical, with another year-long celebration of the best and boldest films the genre has to offer.

Our special preview screening of The Apprentice will take you on a deep dive into the underbelly of the American empire.

The most influential filmmaker of cinema’s first century, Akira Kurosawa’s heroic cinema of epic scope and intimate contemplation returns to cinemas, with new remasters of his greatest films.

The Czech and Slovak Film Festival of Australia (CaSFFA) returns to Melbourne this October to bring an incredible selection of Czech and Slovak films to the big screen!

We’re exploring the career of the great American cinematic maverick and provocateur John Cassavetes with a complete retrospective of his features, from his breakthrough Shadows through to his final film Big Trouble.

See a new side of Sebastian Stan at our special preview of A Different Man. Tickets include a complimentary drink on arrival.

They had style, they had grace. Our Classic Matinees program showcases the greatest and most glamorous pictures from the Golden Age of Hollywood and beyond. Don't just stand there, let's get to it!

Enjoy a complimentary KAIJU! Beer at our Film & Frothies preview screening of Smile 2

Presenting a selection of the best live theatre performances from The Metropolitan Opera on the big screen.

Enter, if you dare. From Thursday 24 October to Friday 1 November, we’re bringing legendary horror back to the big screen for Halloween.

Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) was captured during The Tipping Point Tour Part 2 in 2023 and features Tears For Fears hits including “Everybody Wants To Rule The World,” “Shout” and “Sowing The Seeds Of Love”, “Mad World”, “Head Over Heels”, etc. — along with new fan favourites from The Tipping Point — their first album in 17 years.

Having spent more time in our country than his own, Arj Barker knows what makes Australians tick.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary feature Queens of Concrete with director Eliza Cox and producers Gena Lida Riess and CJ Welsh.

Live from Classic Cinemas, it's Saturday Night! Join us for a special preview of Jason Reitman's raucous comedy based on the true story of what happened behind the scenes in the 90 minutes leading up to the first broadcast of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975.

JIFF, the Jewish International Film Festival, returns to cinemas from Sunday 27 October to Wednesday 4 December 2024.

Celebrate the start of the 2024 Jewish International Film Festival with the Australian Premiere of A Real Pain, the poignant new comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin.

Palme d’Or winning film Paris, Texas returns to the big screen to commemorate the film’s 40th anniversary and new 4K Restoration that makes it shine more than ever.

We’re excited to host a special Q&A screening of You Should Have Been Here Yesterday, a stunning homage to the birth of Aussie surf culture compiled from over 200 hours of home movies, iconic documentaries and restored 16mm footage.

Re-enter the Roman arena at our special preview screening of Ridley Scott's Gladiator II, an ancient Roman epic of power, intrigue, and vengeance, starring Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington and Pedro Pascal. Tickets include a beer on arrival.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Aussie documentary feature The Pool with director Ian Darling in attendance.

Join us for a special Q&A screening of the new Polish feature, Feast of Fire, with director Kinga Debska in attendance.

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - Gandalf

Be the very first to experience the epic, Silver Lion-winning historical drama The Brutalist, starring Adrien Brody as László Tóth, a Jewish architect who survives the Holocaust.

Fresh air, fresh films. Enjoy the best films from the first day of their release outside in the open air at Classic Rooftop.

Our tote is a must-have accessory for any serious cinephile... like Anya Taylor-Joy.

The best of British theatre on our cinema screens.

Our Cult Classics calendar revisits silver screen masterpieces from the early 20th century through to now.

Attention Classic superfans! We have a limited supply of Classic t-shirts

Weekly open caption sessions for anyone who needs it.

Crying, kicking, screaming is welcome, and that goes for the babies as well. 

Jazz, comedy and talks are back at Classic Southside.

Presenting fine art and theatre on The Big Screen. 

We're screening Sirocco and the Kingdom of the Winds, a fantastical dive into the world of dreams and imagination.